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Taiwan leads the world in patents, while China is the "best at jailed journalists," according to a map of the world titled International Number Ones posted on the website Information is Beautiful, which claims to show what each nation in the world is "best at." The map is generated by... more »

Despite fears of a cancelation or a lesser light show, this year's Taipei 101 New Year pyrotechnic spectacle has been given the green light as the needed funds have been raised, according to an announcement by the Minister of Finance Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲) on Monday. At a hearing held by... more »

Chef Peng Chang-kuei (彭長貴), the founder of the famous Hunan-style restaurant chain Peng's Garden Hunan Restaurant (彭園湘菜館) and inventor of the world famous Chinese dish General Tso's Chicken, died on Nov. 30 at the age of 98 from Pneumonia. A native of Changsha, Hunan Province, Peng began training at the... more »

Now that the dust has started to settle over Donald Trump actually becoming President of the United States, netizens have turned their attention to the next First Lady Melania Trump, and in addition to heated discussions about her nude photos from GQ and other magazines, Taiwanese netizens believe that she... more »

Belgian architect, Vincent Callebaut has released the latest images of Agora Garden Tower (陶朱隱園), a sustainable building inspired by the shape of the double helix structure of DNA, which is currently under construction in the Xinyi District of Taipei. After his firm Vincent Callebaut Architectures was awarded the bid to... more »

Five Taiwanese hotels took away awards at the 2016 World Luxury Hotel Awards held at the St. Regis in Doha, Qatar, including four local brands. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the prestigious World Luxury Hotel Awards offers recognition to global, continental, and country hotels in over 60 categories and across 50... more »

A Taiwanese film titled "Betelnut Girls"(櫥窗人生) which tells the story of a single mother who while working as a "betel nut beauty" to make a living for her son, develops a romantic relationship with rookie cop, will be opening tomorrow Nov. 25 in theaters across Taiwan. more »

For those of you who long to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner including turkey with all the fixings in Taipei, Taiwan News has created a list of 20 restaurants and hotels that offer either dine in opportunities or Thanksgiving hampers for carry out. Many places require reservations in advance, so you'll... more »

At a city council budget review meeting in Keelung City on Thursday, council member Lu Mei-ling appeared with zombie makeup applied to her face to dramatize her concerns about the proposal to allow the import of food from radiation-affected areas of Japan. Lu claimed if she ate radioactive food products... more »

Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan confirmed rumors that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was considering building luxury hotels and resorts in Taiwan’s Taoyuan City, according to media reports Wednesday. A woman working for the Trump Organization came to Taoyuan in September, declaring the company’s investment interest in Taiwan’s Taoyuan Aerotropolis, a large... more »

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – China is behaving like a bullying thug against Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong, an economic adviser of United States President-elect Donald Trump once said in a statement widely quoted by Taiwanese media Saturday. The comments reportedly date back several months, but are being given coverage now... more »

Like much of the rest of the world, Taiwanese netizens are in a state of shock after Donald Trump's stunning victory in the U.S. presidential election. Many expressed their astonishment and frustration by creating sarcastic cartoons and memes, the following are but a few examples that have surfaced on social... more »

Like much of the rest of the world, Taiwanese netizens are in a state of shock after Donald Trump's stunning victory in the U.S. presidential election. Many expressed their astonishment and frustration by creating sarcastic cartoons and memes, the following are but a few examples that have surfaced on social... more »

Over the past week, netizens have posted a series of images and videos on the popular Taiwanese Facebook group Baoliao Commune and the bulletin board website PTT showing Buddhist nuns and monks seemingly breaking every vow in the book, including driving an ostentatious sports car, wearing designer jewelry, drinking beer,... more »